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They Call Her La Bamba:The Crickets.
Released on LIBERTY Records in 1964.
INTRO: C   F   G   F   C   F   G   F   C   F   G   F   C   F  G  
#1.
GI saw La Bamba at the Cbeach, nowF.G  
She likes the Fsand beneath her Cfeet, yeahF.G  
She's Fnumber Cone in the FCalifornia Gsun.
When it Fcomes to having Cfun, yeah, Fshe's the GoneF.
CHORUS:
CBam-Fba, GBamba, CBam-Fba, GBamba.
GThey call my baby La CBamba, FBa-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-GBam..
Fla-la-la-la- La CBamba..yeah, they Fcall her La GBamba.
INTERLUDE: F   C   F   G   F   G   F  G  
#2.
GSundays at the drag Cstrip, now.F  
GFast rails make her Cflip, yeah.F  
GWith her transistor Con you can Fhear her sing aGlong
with a Ftop ten Csong that her Fjockey puts Gon.
CHORUS:
CBam-Fba, GBamba, CBam-Fba, GBamba.
GThey call my baby La CBamba, FBa-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-GBam..
Fla-la-la-la- La CBamba..yeah, they Fcall her La GBamba.
GBa-Ba-FBa-Ba-GBamba.
INTERLUDE: G   Am7   F   Em7   F   G  F  
CBa-Ba-Ba-Ba-FBa-Ba-Ba-Ba-GBamba.
#3.
GWater skiing at the Clake, nowF.G  
GShe does the FHippy Hippy CShake, yeahF.G  
GShe can Fwork it on Cout, she can FTwist and GShout..
GWalk the FDog all aCbout..I'm in Flove, ain't no Gdoubt-yeeeah!
CHORUS:
CBam-Fba, GBamba, CBam-Fba, GBamba.
GThey call my baby La CBamba, FBa-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-GBam..
Fla-la-la-la- La CBamba..yeah, they Fcall her La GBamba.
OUTRO:
GBaaaa-Baaaa-Baaaa-Baaaa-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Ba-Baaaa!
CBamm-FBamm-GBam-Ba..CBamm-FBamm-GBam-Ba..
GThey call my baby, La CBamba.F...GThey call my baby, La CBambaF..
GYou know your Ba-Da-La-CBamba..FyeaaGaah..
GYou know your Ba-Da-La-CBamba..FyeaaGaah..
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
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